I'm pretty much BSL...longest layer, so probably another year until waistlength, unless I get some type of crazy growth this year. I did find "amino acid" juice at a store near me, maybe I'll start picking that up and see if it makes a difference.

Haha, he wasn't always so supportive. When I first started dating him, he asked me to get a relaxer.

Originally Posted by LoveInBetween

Omg I would've been gone! That's terrible. Good thing he's with it now.

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Originally Posted by Fantastic1221

i second this i wish a dude would smh

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Originally Posted by dee-nature

I know right? I excused him because he was used to me wearing my hair straight all the time. He's a silly white boy that didn't know anything about natural hair. He thought it would be like a semi-permanent hair dye and slowly fade away.

All is well now ladies, I educated him thoroughly and he appreciates my hair just as much as I do.

Im in i am @ bsl and really want mbl by next year. When u say braids do u mean extensions?

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Originally Posted by dee-nature

Nooo, My hair is WAY too thick and heavy to add extentions, the last thing I want to do is add MORE hair. I wouldn't be able to keep my head up while cowashing! I'm going to rock braided updo styles to keep things protected. It's 30 degrees right now and I live in California!

Originally Posted by LoveInBetween

I live in cali and it getting cold but not 30 degrees thats close to if not snow weather. What part of cali do u stay? And about buns and updos i get soo cold with those styles there is no hair covering my ears and face. This is the perfect weather for braids extension but dont know if i wanna risk my delicate edges.
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Originally Posted by dee-nature

I live in the SF Bay Area on the coast. It gets very cold and windy because of the pacific. :P Do whatever you feel comfortable with and if you don't like it, take it out! Just as long as you protect your hair doll (:

Nooo, My hair is WAY too thick and heavy to add extentions, the last thing I want to do is add MORE hair. I wouldn't be able to keep my head up while cowashing! I'm going to rock braided updo styles to keep things protected. It's 30 degrees right now and I live in California!

Originally Posted by LoveInBetween

I live in cali and it getting cold but not 30 degrees thats close to if not snow weather. What part of cali do u stay? And about buns and updos i get soo cold with those styles there is no hair covering my ears and face. This is the perfect weather for braids extension but dont know if i wanna risk my delicate edges.
D

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Originally Posted by dee-nature

I live in the SF Bay Area on the coast. It gets very cold and windy because of the pacific. :P Do whatever you feel comfortable with and if you don't like it, take it out! Just as long as you protect your hair doll (:

Originally Posted by LoveInBetween

i see thats why. I will have to improvise for sure but no braids extensions for me. As a matter of fact im getting ready to do my first henna treatment rite now! Excited about that

I live in cali and it getting cold but not 30 degrees thats close to if not snow weather. What part of cali do u stay? And about buns and updos i get soo cold with those styles there is no hair covering my ears and face. This is the perfect weather for braids extension but dont know if i wanna risk my delicate edges.
D

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Originally Posted by dee-nature

I live in the SF Bay Area on the coast. It gets very cold and windy because of the pacific. :P Do whatever you feel comfortable with and if you don't like it, take it out! Just as long as you protect your hair doll (:

Originally Posted by LoveInBetween

i see thats why. I will have to improvise for sure but no braids extensions for me. As a matter of fact im getting ready to do my first henna treatment rite now! Excited about that

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Originally Posted by dee-nature

Lucky you! I'm still unclear on what Henna is suppose to do for your hair...?

I live in the SF Bay Area on the coast. It gets very cold and windy because of the pacific. :P Do whatever you feel comfortable with and if you don't like it, take it out! Just as long as you protect your hair doll (:

Originally Posted by LoveInBetween

i see thats why. I will have to improvise for sure but no braids extensions for me. As a matter of fact im getting ready to do my first henna treatment rite now! Excited about that

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Originally Posted by dee-nature

Lucky you! I'm still unclear on what Henna is suppose to do for your hair...?

Your hair is a protein lover.cool! I was inspired to do henna when i seen one of my fotki friends hair progress. She has henna in her regimen since she BCed years ago and her hair is sooo thick and luscious. So i read into it and seen a plethora of positive reviews both on here and the web.

To update : i plan to incorporate henna in my weekly treatment because of how soft my hair turned out after just one treatment. I also have little shedding. This really is the miracle powder

Your hair is a protein lover.cool! I was inspired to do henna when i seen one of my fotki friends hair progress. She has henna in her regimen since she BCed years ago and her hair is sooo thick and luscious. So i read into it and seen a plethora of positive reviews both on here and the web.

To update : i plan to incorporate henna in my weekly treatment because of how soft my hair turned out after just one treatment. I also have little shedding. This really is the miracle powder

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Originally Posted by dee-nature

Yes, my hair enjoys a light protein treatment every other week. Wow, hearing you and your friend's great results are inspiring me to try henna! I'm not sure where to buy tho...I'll figure it out.

I've discovered that my hair prefers EVOO over every other oil I've tried. I think I'm going to stop using Shea Butter(started making my hair feel really greasy! ick) to seal my ends and only use EVCO in my DCs and curl refreshing spray that I make.

And earlier today I exfoliated my scalp for the first time and GIRL let me tell you...I've been missing out. My scalp felt so CLEAN and REFRESHED! I don't have any brown sugar like they recommend, so I just used white and I mixed it up with some EVOO and Tea Tree Oil and VOILA! Awesome results.

Your hair is a protein lover.cool! I was inspired to do henna when i seen one of my fotki friends hair progress. She has henna in her regimen since she BCed years ago and her hair is sooo thick and luscious. So i read into it and seen a plethora of positive reviews both on here and the web.

To update : i plan to incorporate henna in my weekly treatment because of how soft my hair turned out after just one treatment. I also have little shedding. This really is the miracle powder

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Originally Posted by dee-nature

And earlier today I exfoliated my scalp for the first time and GIRL let me tell you...I've been missing out. My scalp felt so CLEAN and REFRESHED! I don't have any brown sugar like they recommend, so I just used white and I mixed it up with some EVOO and Tea Tree Oil and VOILA! Awesome results.

Thats awesome. I love cleared clean scalp its so refreshing. Looks like u got u a good regimen. Henna is great there is so much info on it all over the web and here. U can buy on ebay,amazon, ayurnatural.com come back and give updates on ur results .here is what they look like

Your hair is a protein lover.cool! I was inspired to do henna when i seen one of my fotki friends hair progress. She has henna in her regimen since she BCed years ago and her hair is sooo thick and luscious. So i read into it and seen a plethora of positive reviews both on here and the web.

To update : i plan to incorporate henna in my weekly treatment because of how soft my hair turned out after just one treatment. I also have little shedding. This really is the miracle powder

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Originally Posted by dee-nature

How are you going to go about that? I have some Nupur 9 here which I never use. Are you just going to mix it with your deep conditioner and sit with it for a bit?

I am shooting for WL in 2013 too. I am just below BSL (stretched) now which on me is about 4.5 inches from WL. Maintaining my regular trim schedule (I trim .5 inches four times a year) I should reach WL by the end of the year.

My plan to get there is to continue doing what I have been doing. CG and FSG are the best things I have ever done for my hair (not to mention the easiest and the cheapest ).

I'm in. I was able to get just about to MBL, but I went for a trim yesterday and she took off 2-3 inches (even after I told her - same as last visit - that I was growing it to waist length and to only trim off any split ends). She also used some other line of product ( not Devacurl, even though I was paying for a devaservice) and the shampoo totally stripped my hair - not happy. So...all my new length is gone, and I'm back to just barely BSL again. Think I'm going to just trim/dust the ends myself, and maybe go in to a salon every 6 months or so. And probably look for a new stylist who will listen to me.

I'm in. I was able to get just about to MBL, but I went for a trim yesterday and she took off 2-3 inches (even after I told her - same as last visit - that I was growing it to waist length and to only trim off any split ends). She also used some other line of product ( not Devacurl, even though I was paying for a devaservice) and the shampoo totally stripped my hair - not happy. So...all my new length is gone, and I'm back to just barely BSL again. Think I'm going to just trim/dust the ends myself, and maybe go in to a salon every 6 months or so. And probably look for a new stylist who will listen to me.

Originally Posted by jsuzkelley

I'm so sorry about that. I feel like stylist have their own agenda. Like they get caught up in what they "know" and what's "best" and don't always take into account that people know their own hair better.

I went to the salon for a trim and she ended up thinning my hair and I'm still dealing with the two different lengths. I do my own trims now.